The Delta independent., 1887-01-11
LATE TELEGRAPH NEWS.
In portions of Louisiana four inches
of snow fell last week.

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of snow fell last week.
The last words uttered by General
Logan were: IF this is the end l am
ready"
The American ship Harvey Mills was
lost in the Pacific with twenty-one of her
crew.
Secretary Lamar was married to
Mrs. William S. Holt, of Macon, Georgia,
| on the 5th.
A delegation of $50 members Of the
Canadian snow-shoe clubs is on visit to
New York.
The Presidents siege of hand-shaking
on New Years day rather benefited him
than otherwise.
| Nine men were burned to death in
collision Oh the Southern Pacific railroad a
few days ago.
John Roach, the ship builder, is
dying from the same disease which carried
\ away General Grant.
f. Duncan Snifiin, advertising agent
at New York, has failed. Liabilities about
$4,000. Assets unknown.
1t is officially announced that Mr.
Goschen will he Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer in the Tory Cabinet
During the month of December the
mints produced 1857 ,4o5 in fractional silver
coin and 8, $50, ,a6l in standard dollars.
The Washington fund for Mrs. Logan
| will be invested in four per cent bonds
which will be registered in her name.
WORK OH the Panama canal is pro-
crossing to the satisfaction of the contrac-
| tors. The sanitary condition is said to be
good.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland en-
dured hand shake from 7,0OG OF 5000 peo-
pie at the New Years reception at the
White House.
The debt statement for December
shows reduction in the debt OF &, ,s5s oO2
The total cash in the Treasury amounts to
$444. .sl51ss
The bank examiner at New York
refused to resign at the request of the
Comptroller of the Treasury and he was
promptly fired.
John NJ Woodward, of st. Louis.
has brought suit against the Missouri Pa
cifc railroad for an even million of dollars
for breach OF contract
The strikers on the cable road in
San Francisco tried TO blow up the track
with dynamite. They made big noise but
didn't do much DAMAGE.
Russia has borrowed 5000, 200
francs in Paris with which To construct q
canal across the neck Of land joining the
Crimea 10 the main land.
At the semi-monthly meeting of the
National League in Dublin, the Treasurer
reported the receipt of 81, 900 from America
during the past two weeks.
A natural-gas explosion at Youngs-
town, Ohio. destroyed the Andrews Block
and four other buildings together with
church. Several people Were killed. Loss
sloo,oo
In fire mt the Peoples Park in
Madras on Friday, which lasted only fifteen
minutes, 800 people were either burned to
death or sufforated, and as many more
were injured.
There is movement in Washington
headed, 1t is said. by Mr.. Randall, looking
TO the total repeal of the internal revenue
tax. This would lessen the taxes this coun-
try has to pay by sieo, ,0oo,oo year.
Emperor William celebrated the
eightieth anniversary of his entrance into
the Prussian army on the lst, by receiving
all the commanding Generals, headed by
the Crown Prince. Frederick William.
Wittrock. Weaver and Haight, the
three men accused of the Express robbery
near st. Louis, have plead guilty and been
sentenced to the penitentiary, Wittrock
and liaight for seven years and Weaver for
FIVE.
w. G. Dcshler. banker and Million
aire, of Columbus, o., has given to the Col
umbus Female Benevolent Society 5000
to be invested and controlled by an ad-
sisory board of gentlemen for the use of the
Society.
At convention of County Judges of
the Eighth TeNas'District, it was reported
that 5000 people there need food and
clothing while thousands more were with
out seed to plant during the coming year.
Aid Is asked.
An unusual number of frightful rail-
way accidents have occurred recently. On
the day OF the terrible accident at Tiftin,
Ohio, u train ON Massachusetts road was
thrown from the track by broken wheel
and two persons killed and large number
injured.
Since the recent railroad disaster at
Tifiin, Ohio, II is said that the Patent Office
is besieged by representatives from the diff
ferent railroad companies making inquiries
concerning patents which have been
granted for devices for heating cars In a
manner other than by stoves.
The Odessacalchi palace in Rome
was destroyed by fire few days ago. All
the jewels belonging to the Princess, all
the valuable pictures, including small
Raphael and the whole of a splendid col
lection of ancient furniture on the second
floor, were burned. The loss Is ,ooo, 900.
The palace was not insured